by admin | Oct 16, 2023 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s sports. She attended the Women’s World Cup in Australia, kicked off the player draft for the new women’s professional hockey league in Toronto and is opening an office in...
by admin | Oct 9, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
One of soccer’s greatest stars will retire this fall, at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. Known for her talent on the field and activism off it, Megan Rapinoe has been an outsized figure in women’s soccer. Friday night was her...
by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty tip off the WNBA Finals on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN App), the coaching matchup between Becky Hammon and Sandy Brondello will be 26 years in the making. Although former WNBA players have coached teams to the Finals...
by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | #MeToo, Leadership, Representation
More and more people are putting more and more money into women’s sports. Need proof? League One Volleyball just brought in $35 million in its second round of fundraising — more than doubling the money invested in the startup league. Investors comprise a roster...
by admin | Sep 27, 2023 | #MeToo, Leadership, Representation, SEW
The investigating judge at Spain’s High Court has expanded the scope of a sexual assault probe over the allegedly non-consensual kiss on women’s national team player Jenni Hermoso to include Jorge Vilda, the squad’s former coach, the court said on...
by admin | Sep 27, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In a groundbreaking moment, the NHL is set to witness history tonight as Jessica Campbell, assistant coach for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, joins the coaching staff of the Seattle Kraken for their game against the Calgary Flames. While women have previously held...
by admin | Sep 22, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Having won the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in Spain’s history less than a month prior, the federation has been forced to make a coaching change. Jorge Vilda, who led the Spanish women to the World Cup title and had been in charge for eight...
by admin | Sep 19, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Greatness recognizes greatness. On the 50th anniversary of equal pay at the US Open, Billie Jean Kingsays watching Coco Gauff win the 2023 US Open is “the reason” she and other women athletes advocated for equal compensation in 1973. “Coco winning...
by admin | Sep 18, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Connecticut Sun’s Stephanie White has been named the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year in her first year at the helm of the team, the league announced Sunday. White received 36 of 60 possible votes, with the Dallas Wings’ Latricia Trammell coming in second...
by admin | Sep 13, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
On Aug. 26, New York Liberty assistant general manager Ohemaa Nyanin sat in the stands as she watched her team take on the Minnesota Lynx at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Nyanin considers herself to be a bit private in public settings, often electing not to wear a...
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